Peoples & Cultures

Every people of Lumia is an argument the world is having with itself. Some were dreamed into being and never quite woke; some are reality’s own corrections, scribbled in the margins of creation; some were changed by the stone they mined too deeply. This section gathers who they are and how they live.

The peoples

• The Races of Lumia — a chronicle of blood and origin for every people, from elves and humans to dragons, liches, and changelings.
• The Crystal Dwarves of Nagburim — the clan that delved too deep and returned after five centuries of silence.
• The Silicon Prophecy — the slow, mathematical doom the Crystal Dwarves cannot outrun.
• The Trelux — Lumia’s ancient insectile consciousness, older than the Nations themselves.

How they live

• The Living Cultures of Lumia — the five great cultural spheres, their languages, festivals, trades, and daily life.

Elder race chronicles

Earlier, shorter accounts of the classic playable races are preserved as the Elder Race Chronicles. They predate the fuller Races of Lumia and are kept for their own flavour.